Premier English for JS 1

The Premier English for Junior Secondary Schools One is designed to offer students a robust foundation for developing the skills necessary to excel in the Basic Certificate Examination (BECE) in English language. Adhering closely to the NERDC curriculum, this book seeks to provide a comprehensive and engaging learning experience. A sustained effort has been invested to cater for the four essential language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Though the activities in the book vary in nature, special emphasis is placed on reading and writing to ensure students develop strong competencies in these critical areas. The book is structured to provide a comprehensive learning experience across nine chapters, each focusing on different aspects of English language proficiency. The chapters cover a range of topics including registers (family, hospital, and football), vocabulary development (word inference, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, homophones, collocations, and dictionary usage), and reading skills (techniques for effective reading, understanding ideas, author’s mood, interpreting visuals, and reading for speed and comprehension). Additionally, the book delves into grammar essentials, addressing parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections) and sentence structure, including tense, active and passive voice, reported speech, question tags, and capitalization. Further sections focus on developing writing skills through descriptive, narrative, argumentative, and expository essays, as well as informal and formal letter writing. Oral English is covered through lessons on vowel and consonant sounds, while the exploration of literature includes oral literature, folktales, myths, legends, drama, prose, poetry, and figures of speech. This comprehensive approach ensures that students gain a well-rounded understanding of English language skills, crucial for their success in the Basic Certificate Examination (BECE). The eclectic approach adopted in this book intends to meet the dynamic needs of English language teachers and students in Nigeria. By providing a rich and varied set of learning activities and materials, this book is poised to be an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to master the English language at the junior secondary level. I hope that you find this book both informative and engaging and that it helps you achieve your educational goals in English language proficiency.